Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-10. Patient’s rights
Pursuant to this chapter, a patient who has his or her confidential healthcare information included in the HIE shall have the following rights:
(1) To obtain a copy of his or her confidential healthcare information from the HIE;
(2) To obtain a copy of the disclosure report pertaining to his or her confidential healthcare information;
(3) To be notified as required by chapter 49.3 of Title 11, the Rhode Island identity theft protection act, of a breach of the security system of the HIE;
(4) To change his or her opt out status in the HIE in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department;
(5) To request to amend his or her own information through the provider participant;
(6) To request his or her confidential healthcare information from the HIE be disclosed to an authorized representative; and
(7) To request his or her confidential healthcare information from the HIE be disclosed to healthcare providers who are not provider participants as defined by this chapter.
History of Section.
P.L. 2008, ch. 171, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 466, § 2; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 33; P.L. 2016, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 71, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 308, art. 1, § 18; P.L. 2021, ch. 362, § 1, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 364, § 1, effective July 12, 2021.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-10
- Authorized representative: means :
(i) A person empowered by the patient to assert or to waive confidentiality, or to disclose or authorize the disclosure of confidential information, as established by this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Confidential healthcare information: means all information relating to a patient's healthcare history, diagnosis, condition, treatment, or evaluation. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Disclosure report: means a report generated by the HIE relating to the record of access to, review of, and/or disclosure of a patient's confidential healthcare information received, accessed, or held by the HIE. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- HIE: means the technical system operated, or to be operated, by the RHIO under state authority allowing for the statewide electronic mobilization of confidential healthcare information, pursuant to this chapter. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Opt out: means the ability of a patient to choose to not have their confidential healthcare information disclosed from HIE in accordance with Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Patient: means a person who receives healthcare services from a provider participant. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3
- Provider participant: means a pharmacy, laboratory, healthcare provider, or health plan who or that is providing healthcare services or pays for the cost of healthcare services for a patient and/or is submitting and/or accessing healthcare information through the HIE and has executed an electronic and/or written agreement regarding disclosure, access, receipt, retention, or release of confidential healthcare information from the HIE. See Rhode Island General Laws 5-37.7-3